Sitters' Names Sorted Alphabetically

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Lewis Dowe (b. 1838, New Hampshire)

Active in Petaluma: 1877-1880

Biographical Note: Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer. After leaving Petaluma he worked in San Francisco, operated as a traveling photographer and by 1904, was working to repair musical instruments.

Bibliography: Mautz, pg. 95.

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Albie, Ella & Clara Whitney

Description: Cabinet card of Albie, Ella, and Clara Whitney. Ella and Clara are wearing dresses with buttons down the chest. Clara sits on a fringed studio chair wearing white tights and leather boots, while Ella stands behind her. Albie stands next to Ella wearing a child's suit. The studio chair, and Dowe's duration in Petaluma dates the photo to the late 1870's.

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